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Casey Baseel
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Casey Baseel spent his formative years staring in frustration at un-subtitled Japanese TV programming shown on Southern California’s international channel. Taking matters into his own hands, he moved to Tokyo to study the language, then found work in Yokohama a decade ago teaching, translating, and marketing hotels he can’t afford to stay in. When not participating in the eternal cycle of exercising to burn the calories form his love of Japanese food, Casey scours used comic and game shops for forgotten classics, drags his wife around the country in a quest to visit all its castles, sings karaoke not nearly as well as he thinks he does, and counts the days until the summertime bars open on Enoshima Beach.
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New Ninniku Crispy flavor was designed specifically to pair well with alcoholic beverages.
There’s no question that these puzzling creatures from Tears of the Kingdom will look great on any fan’s shelf.
Clever analog visual effect makes it look like Totoro and Kiki are stepping into the real world.
The battle for the heart and stomach of fast food fans gets started, and our taste buds are the battleground.
From now on, if you want to see much of anything at Ghibli Park you’re going to need a Premium ticket, which costs almost as much as a Disneyland one.
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